TTLV: The theme of family in short stories by Tran Thuy Mai, Y Ban, and Nguyen Thi Thu Hue

INFORMATION ABOUT THE MASTER'S THESIS

1. Student's full name: Le Thi Hue

2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: April 7, 1983

4. Place of birth: Thanh Hoa

5. Decision on recognizing the research topic and supervisor No.: 1555/QD – VNU Hanoi

On May 25, 2011, the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, issued the following document:

6. Changes in the training process: None

7. Thesis title:

"The theme of family in short stories by Tran Thuy Mai, Y Ban, and Nguyen Thi Thu Hue"

8. Major: Vietnamese Literature; Code: 60 22 01 21

9. Scientific supervisor:

- Full name: Luu Khanh Tho

- Academic degree: PhD

- Academic rank: Associate Professor

- Position: Head of Editorial Board, Journal of Literary Studies

- Workplace: Institute of Literature

10. Summary of the thesis results:

Tran Thuy Mai, Y Ban, and Nguyen Thi Thu Hue are considered "phenomena" of Vietnamese literature and have received much attention from readers. This thesis focuses on exploring the changes in the modern family, especially the thoughts, feelings, and aspirations of women (through a feminist perspective), and identifies the differences and similarities in the styles of these three female writers in expressing the theme.

11. Practical applications: Application in teaching the works of female authors in secondary schools.

12. Future research directions: If conditions permit, the author of this thesis will conduct further research on women's literature after 1975.

13. Published works related to the thesis: None

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name: Le Thi Hue

2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: April 07th, 1983

4. Birthplace: Thanh Hoa

5. Admission Decision No. 1936/2011/QD - XHNV – SĐH on October 10, 2011 by Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University Hanoi

6. Changes in academic process: None

7. Official thesis title

“Family topic in the short story of Tran Thuy Mai, Y Ban, and Nguyen Thi Thu Hue”

8. Major: Vietnam Literature- Code: 60 22 01 21

9. Supervisors:

Full name: Luu Khanh Tho

Education: Ph.D

Academic title: Associate Professor

Position: Head of Editor Board of Literary Studies Magazine

Institution: Institute of Literature

10. Summary of the findings of the thesis:

Tran Thuy Mai, Y Ban, and Nguyen Thi Thu Hue are considered the “phenomena” of the Vietnam's literature and get the attention of readers. This thesis focuses on the changes in the modern family, especially the thoughts, feelings, aspirations... of the woman (through the views of women's rights) are presented in the works and identify the differences and the similarities in the style of three female writers.

11. Practical applicability, if any: Application in teaching about the work of female writers in the schools.

12. The next research: The author of the thesis intends to study about women's writing after 1975.

13. All works published related to the thesis: None